Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Big Creek Trail

4.0 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 471 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailhead Big Creek-Holroyd Park Trailhead Drive there

Big Creek Park Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Big Creek Park Trail is in a quiet area of the Medicine Bow National Forest. Located in the Sierra Madre Range, Big Creek Park Trail is managed by the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District. The trail winds through mixed conifer, aspen and willows. The trail is marked with tree blazes that can be difficult to see. A GPS or topographic map of the area is strongly recommended. Dispersed camping is not allowed within 300 feet of the trailhead, but is allowed along the trail as long as the camp is more than 100 feet from the trail, lakes, and streams. There are no restroom facilities, campgrounds or developed sites nearby.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Big Creek-Holroyd Park Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trailhead provides access to both the western and eastern portions of the Big Creek Trail (Trail 471). The Big Creek Trail is in a quiet area of the Medicine Bow National Forest in the Sierra Madre Range. The trail winds through mixed conifer, aspens, and willows as it follows Big Creek to the east. The trail is marked with tree blazes that can be difficult to see. GPS units or a topographic map of the area is strongly recommended. Dispersed camping is not allowed within 300 feet of the trailhead, but is allowed along the trail as long as the camp is more than 100 feet from the trail, lakes, and streams. There are no restroom facilities at the trailhead. There are no nearby campgrounds or developed sites. Please pack your trash out with you when you leave.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Seven Lakes Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day

Fee trailhead at popular Big Creek Lakes Recreation Area. One mile interpretive trail leads to upper Big Creek Lake. Trails beyond lead to Big Creek Falls and Seven Lakes area of Mount Zirkel Wilderness. Please refer to the Wilderness regulations. Trailhead includes limited pull through parking for horse trailers, a small horse corral, and outhouse.

Restrictions Dogs on leash on Red Elephant Interpretive Trail.

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.